ship of the line in English

noun
1
a sailing warship of the largest size, used in the line of battle.
Ships of sixth rate and above were of sufficient size to qualify as ships of the line in naval battle.
noun
    man-of-war

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1. HMS Agamemnon was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the British Royal Navy

2. HMS Bellerophon, known to sailors as the "Billy Ruffian", was a ship of the line of the Royal Navy

3. The ship of the line was overtaken by the ironclad: powered by steam, protected by metal armor, and armed with guns firing high-explosive shells.

4. Carnatic Wars, a series of military conflicts in India during the 18th century; HMIS Carnatic (J199), a Bangor class minesweeper of the Royal Indian Navy, that served in World War II HMS Carnatic (1783), a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the

5. HMS Agamemnon was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the British Royal Navy.She saw service in the American Revolutionary War, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and fought in many of the major naval battles of those conflicts.She is remembered as being Nelson's favourite ship, and was named after the mythical ancient Greek king Agamemnon, being the first ship of the Royal Navy to